1915: The murder of Joe Hill The story of the death of the American trade unionist, revolutionary and popular song-writer Joe Hill, framed for murder and executed.
The Ludlow massacre, 1914 - Sam Lowry The history of the Ludlow Massacre of striking coal miners, which was one of the most brutal attacks on organised labour in North American…
The cultural Cold War: corporate and state intervention in the arts A look at involvement of governments and corporations attempting to push their interests in the…
1919: The murder of Wesley Everest Howard Zinn's account of the lynching of the American revolutionary unionist and former soldier Wesley Everest by "patriots."
1912: The syndicalist trials A short history of the trials and legal repression of radical trade unionists in the UK in the early twentieth century.
1919: The Seattle general strike A general strike of 100,000 workers, which saw the city shut down and all essential services provided under workers' control.
La Canadiense and Barcelona general strike, 1919 - Sam Lowry A short history of the Barcelona general strike of 1919 which began after the sacking of eight…
1919: The 40-hours strike The 40 Hours strike led by the Clyde Workers' Committee was the most radical strike seen on Clydeside in terms of both its tactics and its…
1915: The Glasgow rent strike The history of a months-long rent strike of 30,000 Glasgow residents against profiteering landlords, forcing the government to freeze rents for…
The Lawrence textile strike, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the strike of 20,000 textile workers, mostly women and girls who included native and immigrant workers, which won big…
The Calais mutiny, 1919 A short history of the strike and mutiny of British troops stationed in France following the end of the First World War which won concessions and…
The RAF Biggin Hill mutiny, 1919 - Dave Lamb A short history of the victorious rebellion of British servicemen in the air force who were living in appalling conditions, soon after World War…